This source is an academic journal written by Julie Stankiewics and Francine Rosselli examining the depiction of women in 1,988 advertisements from 58 popular U.S. magazines. It defines the term objectification and dehumanization, and then goes on to explain how these terms are perpetuated by the media. The journal explains how advertisements that show sexualized images of women cause them to be victimized in real life. I can use this source to support my claim that objectifying ads lead to dangerous situations for women in society.

This source is a website post by Caroline Heldman who details key points from her TED talk called "The Sexy Lie". The website post first defines sexual objectification and then goes on to ask rhetorical questions about what an objectifying advertisement actually does. It explains how in today's culture, women engage in self objectification and then gives a plan of action for how to combat this unpleasant reality. The source also details how technology has increased the number of images we see a day tenfold, therefore advertising plays a big role in our lives. I used this source to back up my argument about the psychological effects of self objectification.

The above source is an academic journal found on the database JSTOR, written by three psychologists Dawn M. Szymanski, Lauren B. Moffitt, and Erika R. Carr. The source serves to define objectification theory and expands on how self-objectification can lead to sexual assault and danger for women. I used this source to highlight the intensive research that was carried out to find a connection between objectification in advertising and substance abuse, disordered eating, and depression among women.

This source is an academic journal posted by two authors and is scholarly because it was peer reviewed by Sage Journals. It was found using the JSTOR database. This article first defines many key terms related to the objectification of women in advertising such as body image, body shame, intimate partner violence, objectification, and sexual violence. The authors explain that there is a strong tie between violence against women and the objectification of women in the media. The article proves this claim with scientific research and testing. "Violence Against Women Through the Lens of Objectification Theory" was a big help in my digital forum because it gave both relevant statistics and helpful explanations on why low confidence in women is a big part of why sexual assault continues to occur.

This source is an article written by Katie Madden who is a writer and editorial director for an online newspaper called the Campus Times. The article's audience is college-aged people who have personal experience with the presence of objectifying advertisements and can understand the effect they have. Madden wrote this article to define "rape culture," which is a term being used more and more in pop culture. The term rape culture describes the environment created by sexualization in the media in which sexual violence is normalized. The article then goes on to explain how rape is about power. Women are given less of this due to the derogatory roles they are forced to assume in advertisements. This article was a great addition to my digital forum because it explained how rape culture leads to attitudes of inequality among sexes, making women more vulnerable to sexual violence.

This source is an article posted on Daily Kos about how objectifying women is not progressive at all. The article was written in reference to the multiple award-winning documentary "Miss Representation," which shows how in today's world, women face objectification in every aspect of life and it has detrimental effects to their potential and well-being. The article mentions many of the harms to women that objectification causes. It highlights how much of a gender gap there is between sexes. When women self-objectify, they have less confidence and are less likely to achieve leadership roles. This is the reason why no one will take a stand against the issue in the first place. This source was very valuable to my digital forum because it emphasized that even powerful women who defy the odds and become successful are still subject to sexism due to the objectifying environment of today.